Hello everyone:

I know I haven't written in a while.  I've been getting a lot of work done in OUR new place.  : D  (Can you see the grinn on my face)!

We closed 2 weeks ago and have been painting and un-packing since.  In fact, I can't take long because my hubby needs help with that right now. 

Our appliances are white...BUT I LOVE THEM!!!  Looking back on the whole thing.  After not getting the other houses we had wanted to get after 2 and a half years of looking; we have come to realize that I don't know anything at all.  I say this because:  I had made such a big deal of deciding on the color of my appliances (wanting black appliances, instead of beige --see my post on the appliance thing) but God knew that I wasn't getting that house or those appliances.  God knew better and I think He might have even been chuckling to Himself about my ordeal. 

My new appliances are so much better than what I would have ever gotten through the other house sales that we had been pending.  For those of you just starting to read my blog for the first time:  We had a hard time being able to buy a house...because we kept praying for God to close the door if it wasn't for us, and HE kept on answering our prayers! 

This house is a bigger house (about 1500 sq. ft -3 bedrooms /2 baths), the lot is larger and has a circular driveway and the appliances are upgrades and are still new.  The house has wood floors, brand new remodeled master bath.  Large master bedroom.  Beautiful mature trees for shade.  Large shed in the back, (complete with a brand new JOHN DEERE RIDING MOWER, a older grill, Pressure washer, leaf blower) & brand new AC...tons of closet space, re-done roof   All for under $128,000.00!!!! (Which is less than any house we had been looking at)!!!!!

OH MAN! I still can't believe it.  I mean the bank owns it...don't get me wrong....but it is such a HUGE blessing that we certainly don't deserve and I mention it only to TESTIFY OF GOD'S will being MUCH better than our own. 

If I could yell a the top of our roof for all to hear (I could but I'd probably be arrested for disturbing the peace...LOL); I would say:  "GOD IS GOOD!  LOOK WHAT HE HAS DONE!  WHEN HE CLOSES A DOOR HE CERTAINLY OPENS ANOTHER!"

To my readers I say:  Don't get down because you feel that something is not going the way that YOU want it.  Instead, pray that God will close the doors (that HE ONLY knows) you should not go through, even if you really want to go through those doors. 

Sometimes we can be stubborn.  I was certainly being that way.  It took God closing the door on several homes before He would bring about the peace that He was working on something better.  Ask God to show you where He wants you and pray that He helps you to LISTEN to His guideance in everything in your life.

God bless,
Lyssie